New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-30
FEATURES OF THE LABOR PROBLEM

| FEATURES OF IllE Labor fROBLEM
| , The National Consumers Meat Company has been
boycOed by District Assembly No. 80. knights Of Labor
The grounds for the boycott that the company Is d
monopoly aud will only make the Marquis DE Mores and
ITS other promoters immensely wealthy at the expense OF
people just the railroads have made mionaires
| OF Jay Gould and the Vanderbts. The circular,
asking the members OF tho not to
! have anything TO do with the company. states that
its operations will throw out OF work many OF the
bers OF the order both here and In other cities. and
while for time will sell meat cheaper than It's smaller
competitors can afford do whom It has driven them
of business twill be IN position 70 charge whatever
il chooses.
The local assemblies attached TO the Monauk District
Assembly OF Brooklyn, have decided not TO pay any
money to the General Executive Board They say that
accounting made by that body and they do not
10 spend money without knowing where II Ia going They
viii send assistance 10 any local assembly needing II di-
Inassmeefing win DO held at Cooper Union on Mon
day night under the auspices OF the Central Labor Union
for the purposes OF protesting against the new Russian
cxraditOn treaty and coercion In Ireland aud 10 favor
the passage OF labor bills now pending before the Legs
Rev. Dr. McGynn and John McMackin
LYNN, Mass, April 20 CSpeetab-In the Supreme Court
today before Chief Justice Norton the application OF p
r. Sherry manufacturer OF Lynn, for injunction
to the officers or tho Lastcrs' Protective Union
from keeping banner-boy In front OF his shop
heard. General Butler who appeared for the officers o
the Union denied that the banner maintained for
any Illegal purposes. aud claimed that equity court
could take action In the unless tho property
was affected. The Chief Justice declined TO grant the
petition the ground that IL should he asked only the
close OF suit after trial The will be heard at
Time before the equity session In Boston ly
agreement OF counsel General Butler stated that his
answer would he general dental OF every thng alleged,
save the fact that the binncrboy was maintained In
front OF the store The OF the astors Union was
read the injunction refused on tie petitioners
own case.
WILKEsBARRE, Penn, April 29-rhe report that de-
mand Of 10 per cent in the OF the
miners the anthracite coal fields has been mado is not
correct as far the Wyoming district is concerned No
demand has yet been made and the talk OF strike Is
premature.
BOSTON, April . 20-Fournfhs OF the owners OF planning
mills In this city and vicinity have formed tao Planers'
Association OF Boston and vicinity, through which
it hoped establish uniform schedule for planning.
saving and drying lumber schedule TO 90 into effect
Monday adopted which calls for an advance or
% TO 80 l3 per cent the prices which the sharp
petition had compelled majority OF the mills To accept
for the last year
PiTIsBURG. April 20.The Armour boycott has reached
this city special committee OF Chicago knights Of La
Dor is engaged In distributing boycott circulars
the Pittsburg assemblies trying TO induce
and others discontinue the ArmOurs goods
1t said that 100000 OF these circulars will be distributed
throughout Pttsburg and Allegheny